Where does “kierrätysastia” come from?
kierrätysastia (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierrätys, from Finnish kierrättää, from Finnish kiertää, from Proto-Finnic keertädäk, from Proto-Finnic keerä, from Proto-Uralic kerä.
kierrätysastia (Finnish): recycle bin container in which items to be recycled may be placed
Definitions
- recycle bin container in which items to be recycled may be placed
Ancestry of “kierrätysastia”, step by step
kierrätysastia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kierrätys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kierrätys | rotation; recycling |
| 2 | Finnish | kierrättää | to take (someone) all over, show (someone) the sights, show (someone) around |
| 3 | Finnish | kiertää | to turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keertädäk | to turn; to spin thread |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | keerä | twisted |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | kerä | — |
via Finnish astia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | astia | container, vessel, receptacle; dish; bin |